Lonely Planet Denmark

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786574664
• eBook ISBN: 9781787018884

Copenhagen

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Lyngby

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Copenhagen

Area 1980 sq km / Pop 1.7 million

Why Go?

Copenhagen is the coolest kid on the Nordic block. Edgier than Stockholm and worldlier than Oslo, the Danish capital gives Scandinavia the X factor. Just ask style bibles Monocle and Wallpaper magazines, which fawn over its industrial-chic bar, design and fashion scenes, and culinary revolution. This was home to world-famous New Nordic pioneer Noma (due to reopen in 2018), just one of 15 Michelin-starred restaurants in town – not bad for a city of 1.2 million.

Yet Copenhagen is more than just seasonal cocktails and geometric threads. A royal capital with almost nine centuries under its svelte belt, it’s equally well versed when it comes to world-class museums and storybook streetscapes. Its cobbled, bike-friendly streets are a hyggelig (cosy) concoction of sherbet-hued town houses, craft studios and candlelit cafes. Add to this its compact size, and you have what is possibly Europe’s most seamless urban experience.

When to Go

Arguably, the best time to drop by is from May to August, when the days are long and the mood upbeat. Events such as Distortion in June, Copenhagen Jazz Festival in July, and Strøm and Copenha...

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